12. What are the requirements for the scholarship?

Recipients of the scholarship must:

• Be a citizen and legally resident in participating country;
• Have a minimum of a bachelor degree or Licence (second class lower or better) or an HND (second class upper or better);
• Be resident in participating country at the time of application;
• Have work experience with a track record of success in their field of endeavour
• Have not previously studied abroad or received an international scholarship
• Have a strong personality as well as ambition, entrepreneurial and creative spirit and leadership skills;
• Demonstrate commitment to return to their country and to make a contribution to its future development; and
• Demonstrate a high level of competence in management, strategy and ability to train and develop others

* Please note that applicants with second class upper and first class bachelor degrees and HND first class may be weighted higher for admission purposes.

Further details on the criteria and how to apply are available on the British Council website here